The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-12-16

!" -Slerift Clark is at his ofic
busy taking in the sheckles for tar
9 es. He is now adding the ten pc
cent. on all taxes not paid up to til
10th inst.
r. p. ScaIcliff surely has a in,
selection of toys, albums, both au
tograph and photograph, aud alst
: IA fine lot OF rocking horses, doll ba
by carriages, etc. Papas and Nam
; mas make the little ones heart
glad. Christmas comes only onct
aYear.
The Methodist Sunday-schooI
of this place is to have a Christmas
tree on Saturday night, the 24th.
/, Santa Claus has come with al
his toys aud candies, and has spread
them out by the Wholesale at U.
Nelson's.
The planting of fruit trees here.
fabouts is bravely going on, and
from the number that have been
PIT out the time is net tar distant
when we will have an abundance OF
fruit. The pear tree seems to be
the favorite just now.
w. NJ. Canty is headquarters
for the celebrated "Onr Sponsor"
cigar all long Havanna filler, the
best DC cigar earth.
-Messrs. Lawrence s. Nelson pat
MS on good terms with our liver last
Saturday by kindly presenting us
with Il choice. sweet and tender
sample Of their corn fell beef, with
which they are now supplying their
many customers. 1t WAS a big treat
for which we return sincere thanks.
May they live to see many another
such bovine die in our nilst,
The beet stall of Lawrence s.
Nelson in located just south OF the
Depot in Scranton, a building for.
merry occupied by Ohas. Hudson,
where orders tor beef should he lett
from a to 10 am. caciIday and 4 to
10 pm. Saturdays.
The schooner Minnie Irwin,
which was picked up dismasted, wa
tcrlOggrd aud abandoned of Pen
sacola Il few days after the late
was towed to Moss Point
for repairs On Thursday the Slh
The captain aud two sailors :
were. drowned. /
Drink Keystone Rye Whiskey, !
pure, unauthorized whiskey, free
headaches. Only $3.50 per j..
Also Freeport Rye, four !
!, ears old, tho best 81 whlskey in C
tho United States. Sold only by
Craft & Co, 70 aud n .Oauphin q
Mobile, Ala, sole agents. !,
The Brandon Republican says: :
Mrs. j. L. Chester, who has been h
her son in Mobile for some
returned yesterday morning, Il
accompanied by her niece, Miss Ed g
yina McInuis, of Moss Point, Miss. !
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. y
JIiesteI's health has not improved, u
nd that she is almost entirely help. il
ess. r
The Board of Supervisors of v
his county convened last Monday .
nd continued IN session three days. c
twas the last meeting of the old
The new board will assume
he rrins of the county government I
he first Monday III January, 1888. :
Owing to tue increased attend Il
nee at our public school the trns- c
ees we're compelled to employ an 7
ssisiaut, which they did in the =
erson OF Miss Wilcox, receDtly of !
)hio, bat now a resident of this ii
lace. o
EPISCOPAL SERvIcE-On Sun q
ay, December 18th, at 8 o'clock at
iremen's Hall, with the rite of e
aptism, aud at the Seasbore q
hurch at 2 pm. with the Right Of :,
le. Lords Supper. AN cordially
al
"A few days since We were d.
lOwn by a friend, Mr.. F. II. Lew G.
, n mature LeCente pear Of the u
cOnd crop grown on a tree belong
g TO Mr. W. Fred Herrin, Of Moss 4,
Mr.. Herrin gathered from n
q tree a heavy 6rst crop, but the 10
ee blOOned again and had a num- 10
q Of second crop pears which is :,
ute common, bat they are usually
small and worthless. The one lei
own us, On the contrary was fully CO
size aud we'll marured, being ca
mellow and sweet. We Ps
"a hkar nest that exact hnna en-